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Art Knowledge: Lesson 6
Drawing the human head. The key to drawing heads in a more natural way
(rather than symbolic representations
of heads our first manner of expressing faces.)
1. The form of the natural head will require first drawing a basic 3 dimensional
oval structure that resembles the skull.
2. The features of the face are 3 dimensional and will need to be shown
with some sense of facial features that have structure.
3. Guidelines are very helpful in understanding where the features are
located. Our first habits of drawing faces position features too high
or in some way out of position.
 
check out the eyes and mouth for expression
 
 
 
Gazillions
of fantasy and and fun faces like above
by hundreds of young artists.
 
Personality is enhanced by costume
and hairstyle
  
 
 
THE
ART SKILL LESSONS (DEMOS) COVERED IN THE MINI - ART SERIES:
PRACTICE SHOULD GO ALONG WITH EACH LESSON
APPLY PRINCIPLES TO YOUR OWN ART EXPRESSION.
THESE SKILLS APPLY EASILY TO ALMOST ANY AGE OR CLASS LEVEL
FROM AGE 10 UP
Lesson 1: Drawing the easy way.
The difference between, compositions, studies and sketches.
Thumbnail sketches. What are paradigms? Paradigms that
apply to creativity. Three parts in any creative art project.
Terms: line, space, shape, art media.
Lesson 2: Review EZ drawing.
Expressive lines, Descriptive lines, Shapes. 2 dimensional
forms, 3 dimensional masses, shading, illumination. Using
tone in drawing and sketching - Reminder: please have
a small plastic container to use for wash drawings next
week
Lesson 3: Exploring drawing
3 dimensional objects, What makes a form appear to
be 3 dimensional? turning 2d into 3d forms. Interpreting
common objects into 3 dimensional components, apply methods
of shading
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Art Skills: Lesson 6
SKILLS TO WORK ON IN THIS LESSON: Continue
drawing the E-Z way to produce outlines and features. Draw very lightly
as you begin to develop features and proportions.
Faces vary with each person. People are unique
Portraiture is very accurately determining personal facial traits.
GUIDELINES: Front view of face:
A vertical center line divides the two sides of the face.
The eyes lie at the midpoint between top of head and chin, (not
the hairline and chin). The nose is positioned by a horizontal
line midway between the eye line and the bottom of the chin.
The ears are generally in the same space as the nose guides
  
  
GUIDELINES: Side view of face:
 
 
GUIDELINES:Turned to 3 quarter view
 
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LESSON LIST CONTINUED:
Lesson 4: Learning to show depth using, simple
perspective. Size changes, Overlapping, Distant horizon, raising on
picture plain. Weekly sketch book assignments
Lesson 5: Using the total space, Primary
spacial breakup, Mapped spaces, Secondary stages of drawing, using
the areas within shapes. Practice interpreting pictures as spacial areas.
Weekly sketch book assignments
Lesson 6: Draw human faces, three views
of face, cartoon and caricature styles Weekly sketch book assignments
Lesson 7: Drawing the
human body, gesture, proportion,
foreshortening, quick sketch methods. You will be a model
for your partner and visa versa. Weekly sketch book assignments
Lesson 8: Compositions Interpreting
themes with forms or symbols
Lesson 9: Adding detail to drawing, black and
white and color, stylization and pattern
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